Extensible table.



N. JA'CVATOS. EXTBNSIBLE TABLE. APPLIGATION rILED Nov. 21. 191s.

Patented Aug. 18, 1914.

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NICHOLAS JACOVATOS, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

EXTENSIBLE TABLE.

To all whom it may Concern.'

Be it known that I, NICHOLAS JAoovATos, a citizen of the Kingdom of Greece, and a resident of New York, in the county and yState of'New York, have invented certain 4new and useful Improvements jin Extensible Tables, of which the following is a speciiication. ,l u

This inventionhas reference to improvements in extensible tables and pertains particularly to round tables which are usually f supported by a central pillar.v

Underneath the fiat circular top of the table there are provided a multiple of attachments .preferably four, which are lnormally hidden from view. These attachments may be drawnout either Vsingly or in groups, or all of them inradial arrangement, or partly grouped. ytogether. By means of the attachments the extensible table may be transformed to answerv various purposes7 lfor instance, it may be converted into a card table when the attachments are radially arranged, each player having then one attachment to the right whereupon to place refreshments, chips or score sheets. For sewing or embroidering purposes several of the attachments may be arranged side by sidewith one attachment unused or opposite the group.

The extensible table may alsov be utilized to advantage inl confectionery stores for placingglasses thereon filled with soda water and the like, while" the central portion of the top may be used for exhibiting special brands of candy.

The tables further may be used in places where, under normal conditions,v space should be economized.

The top of the table may consist of any of theusual materials employed for tableA tops such vas wood, stone or metal. Wood, however, is the preferred material because wooden tables are light and the attachments with their accessories are easily and cheaply formed. V l

In order to render the invention entirely clear, reference is had to the accompanying drawings in which: 1 l l Figure l represents in top plan view an extensible table with four drawn out attachments arranged in radial style and,l

lclose proximity thereto.

Specification of Letters Patent. Patented Aug, 18, 1914 Application fired November 21, 1913. serial No. 802,213.

tachments as drawn out. Fig. 3 represents the tablein cross-section on line 3-3 of Fig. 2, on an enlarged scale. Fig. 4 shows detail views of one attalchment. Fig. 5

illustrates in similar views another attachment.

Similar characters of reference denote like parts in all the figures.

In the drawings a represents the flat circular top. Underneath the topv two rectangular oblong wooden blocks b, o are secured to its bottom in parallel lines. A long groove Z is cut into the bottom portion of the top parallel tothe two blocks b, c and at equal distance therefrom. Thev groove (Z extends somewhat beyond the center 0f the top and with its opposite portion to near the circumference. Two similar grooves e, f of approximately the same length run parallel to the groove d and the blocks b, c. These grooves are provided in the `-half of the top opposite to the groove al and` extend somewhat beyond the center and with their opposite portions lalso to near the circumference of the top; The grooves e, f are also located within the blocks b, c and in There are further ltwo shorterL corresponding grooves y, 7L parallel to the other grooves and the two blocks, but located outside of the latter. Each of the grooves g, 71, extends somewhatbeyond the center line of the top, as shown to the right in' Fig. 3, and with the opposite portion at a larger distance therefrom, but not so close to the circumference of the top as the groove al.

Inv the table illustrated four attachments are provided of which the attachmentt', shown in detail in Fig. 4, consistsof a plate l having a rounded outer portion i2 and rectangular inner edge portions 3. From the inner plate portion a tongue 4 extends inwardly from itscenter. This tongue has formed thereon two small guide pins j, l: which are purposed to travel in the groove fl when this attachment is moved out or in. The kattachment further has an incision l, preferably metal lined, which acts as a grip for a finger when't-he attachment is moved.

The attachment m which is located opposite the attachment z'- is of similar construction, as shown in Fig. 5 in detail. This attachment, however', has two narrow tongues m1, m2 parallel to each other. Each tongue has two guide pins n, o which are purposed to travel in the grooves e, f when the attachment is operated. The space left between the narrow tongues m1, m2, is so selected that the tongue t `tinds room therein when the attachments are pushed together under the top of the table. The width of the tongues m1, m2 is such that they lill the space between the tongue 'il and the blocks c. ln this manner the blocks act as guides for the tongues m1, m2. The two other attachments p, Q are of like construction and represent essential oblong plates without any tongues. Each of these attachments has a metal lined incision 7" acting as a grip and each has one guiding pin near one corner which is rounded oil, as shown in Fig. 2. The pin of the attachment p is adapted to travel in the groove L, and the pin oi' the attachment Q in the groove g.

y y Assuming now that the tour attachments have been placed onto the reversed top so that none extends beyond said top then a `circular plate s of smaller diameter than the top of the table is attached to the stationary wooden blocks l), c preferably by means of screws t, as shown in Fig. 3. A pillar u is attached to the circular plate s in a convenient manner, thus completing the table. The plate s is secured to the wooden blocks Z), c and the top a in such manner that the attachments may easily slide between the top and said plate 8.

When the table shall be converted., for instance, into a card table then the attachments z', m are drawn out as far as desired or until the guide pins near the body portion reach the end of the grooves in which they travel. These two attachments are then opposite each other, as shown in Fig. l. Now the attachment p is drawn out parallel to the two attachments iirst drawn out, then the attachment p is turned around in an arc until its inner edge near the pin rests `fully against the wooden block c. This movement is rendered possible by the rounded oitl' portion near the pin of the attachment which then is at a right angle to the two attachments iii-st drawn out. In a similar manner the attachment g is drawn out and turned until its inner edge near the pin rests against the block The four attachments thus are radially arranged and tour players may sit one each between two attachments. The same arrangement may be made in conectionery stores and wherever space is to be economized. Other arrangements of the attachments may be made', as shown, for instance, in FiO. 1, wherein the attachments p, Q are simply drawn out to rest against the attachment z', as shown in dotted lines. Only one of the attachments p, q may also be dra-wn out and the outer surface arranged to be practically in line with the attachment e', as required, for instance, tor sewing purposes and the like. The other attachments may then be drawn out or concealed as required for each specilic purpose.

I claim as my invention:

l. An extensible table comprising a top having a multiple oi parallel grooves in its bottom portion, two wooden blocks secured thereto in parallel lines to said grooves, a bottom plate secured to said wooden blocks, and a multiple of separate attachments between said plates having tongues with guide pins thereon and sliding inthe grooves, said attachments being adapted to be arranged at right angles to each other.

2. An extensible table comprising a circular top having a multiple of parallel grooves in its bottom portion, two wooden blocks secured thereto in parallel lines to the grooves, a somewhat smaller circular bottom plate secured to the wooden blocks, two oppositely arranged attachments having` tongues with guide pins sliding in the inner grooves, and two oppositely arranged attachments at right angles to the first with guide pins and one rounded corner each sliding in the outer grooves and adapted to be drawn out side by side with the first attachments or at right angles thereto.

3. An extensible table comprising a circular top having live parallel grooves in its bottom portion, two blocks secured to the center bottom portion of the top in parallel lines to said grooves, an attachment with central tongue and guide pins sliding in the central oneof said grooves, an attachment with two tongues and guide pins sliding in the two middle grooves along the blocks and the central tongue oit' the first attaclunent, and two attachments with one pin each sliding each in an outer groove and having a rounded corner near the pin, so arranged that the tour drawn out attachments may radially extend from the top, and a bottom plate smaller than the top secured to the blocks.

Signed at New York, N. Y., this th day of November, 1913.

NCHOLAS JACOVATOS. llVitnesses:

Manin B. LEAHY, MAY F. MULLEN.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for `five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, D. C. 

